Season Comes to an End

Saturday ended a lot of things, most notably the end of the season for the Longhorns who dropped a disappointing game to Milton Eagles. Leading by 15 points early in the 3rd quarter, it looked as if Kell was headed to the 2nd round of region tournament to take on Sprayberry, but Milton went on a run, took the lead, and never looked back.
The season ending disappointingly was not the saddest part of Saturday though, it was also the end of the high school basketball careers of our Seniors. Max Stein, Pooh Pitts, Andy Miller, Mike Daly, Dion Mercer, Terrence Slade, and Denari Taylor will never wear the Longhorn colors again. For this entire staff, I say Thank you to our Senior Class for all that they gave this program over the last few years. You helped build a foundation that we can build off of next year and hopefully raise the program to another level. It was great to see you work hard and it pay off towards the end of the season. You will be missed and I wish you all the very best in whatever you do!!
The date of the banquet is not yet known but as soon as it is set, the word will be put out.

Boys on a Roll!

Kell boys are moving up the ladder in Region 6 moving up to 5th place by passing Pope and now in position to play Alpharetta in the first round of the region tournament instead of Milton. The boys have now won 3 in a row and look to continue that streak tomorrow against state ranked #6 Centennial. Kell now has 8 wins on the season and now playing their best basketball of the year!! GO LONGHORNS!!

Close Games becoming Everyday thing for Kell Boys!

Kell boys basketball are getting some good experience in close game thus far this year. Five of the Nine games played this year have been decided by 8 points or less. With a relatively young and inexperienced roster (6 Seniors, 7 Juniors, 1 sophomore, 1 Freshman), these early close games are giving them the experience they need and will hopefully pay off as the season goes on. Kell has gone 1-4 in those close games but had opportunity to win each of them late in the 4th quarter.
Kell has had a balanced attack averaging 60 points per game and giving up 59 per game. While three players (Ben Caulk, Bryant Stewart, and Marlon Anthony) are averaging over ten points per game, 6 are averaging 6 points or more. Check out the stats posted online to see more.
After beating Sequoyah last Tuesday to bring their record to 3-2, the boys have dropped the last three games, including losing last night to arch rival Lassiter in a tight contest. They look to get back on track Friday when the Sprayberry Yellow Jackets go to Kell at 7:30pm.
While no one can predict the future, if the beginning of this season is any indication one thing is for certain, Kell Boys Basketball fans are in for a nail biting season full of excitement and competitive basketball!!!

Kell Downs the Chiefs at the War Lodge!!

The Longhorns (3-2) used a heavy dose of execution on offense in the first half and a free throw shooting clinic in the second accompanied by stifling zone defense to beat Sequoyah 66-56 Tuesday night. The win was much needed after blowing a lead on Friday night against Alpharetta and not performing well against Green Forest last Saturday. Marlon Anthony, who not only had 17 points and 10 rebounds, also had the most exciting play of the game when he dunked over two Sequoyah players in the first half. Terrence Slade and Bryant Stewart both had their best games of the year so far with 19 and 18 points respectively. The Lonhorns will hope to continue the success this Friday when they travel to Central Gwinnett.

Boys start 2-0 after tight win versus Walker

Kell boys started the year 2-0 after beating a Walker team that would not go away. Kell led most of the game, but could never put Walker away. Leading by 1 point with six seconds remaining, the Lonhorns forced the ball the the corner of the court and Walker never got a potential game winning shot off. Kell was led by Marlon Anthony and Ben Caulk, but really gave a great team effort to get the W.